koropihanga
1. (noun) smoke vent - small aperture in the wall of a meeting house immediately below the ridge-pole.
Ko te koropihanga kia puare tonu ki te tuarongo tētahi, ki raro iho o te tahu o te whare, kia kotahi ki te whatitoka, pērā anō me to te tuarongo koropihanga (JPS 1929:258). / One of the koropihanga vents was left open at the rear of the house, and one at the front end was of a similar nature.
